Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
BURLINGTON'S FIREMEN,
ANNUAL INSPECTION AND PARADE OF
THE DEPARTMENT THURSDAY.
A Fine Appearance Presented by the Line
The Hose Race w on by the Hooks on
- Technicality-Rem Time
Made by the Boxers.

The annual inspection and parade of
the Burlington fire department occurred
Thursday and resulted satisfactorily in
every respect The department is ia eS
cellent condition and its appearance dur
ing the parade and other events fully
justified the pride which the people of
Burlington take in their tlremen. The
day was all that could be desired, the
races and other events were sharply con-
tested aud the entire programme was an
unqualified success.
AT about 2 p m the various companies
at one stroke of the fire alarm bell started
from their respective houses and marched
to the south side Of the GUY Park, where
were assembled Acting Mayor Sutton and
the Board of Aldermen. The companies
passed in review before the city represen-
tatiVes, who inspected each company and
Its apparatus and, every feature was found
to be in satisfactory condition, The
members of the department then marched
to the head of St. Paul street where the
line was reformed tor the parade in the
following order Of march
Detachment uf rolico.
The sherman Military band
ChIci En- rccr Perkins aud MS aids.
Boxer Engine company No. 3.
Hook and Ia der 60 upduS Nc. !.
Ethan aleu- Engine company No. 4.
star II Sc company so. ..
Howard Hose company No. s.
clipper Hose Company Mt.
B&iucs Hose company no :.
Thc apparatus followed the com
Oanjes. the Boxers upt, cart being
drawn by gray and black horses, the
The Efhau.' q'r.i.n .,,iler dr,v-n hv
fine nlir'of .gr-,yt, The -rtr- c4rt drawn
by a black horse aud The Hernp.
csrt drayn bv grav and snrnl
horses driven INDIAN TIA rn,uoani4.
Turned out in GOOD number and All an
ueared at then. nest Y'np Eibaua attract
I'd fine nsnal unount at attrntino and
most Of The rornngnirs carried a Iiup Iof Of
iIowers The Snermnrs made their nsi,ai
rraditahia annear,,,Ie ,rG 40 h~,nd yr,u
me line of march vcos DOWN St pluI to
Nair IN Cburrh to Crllnga to [VInoosti
avenue TO Grant to Elmvood ayeuue to
Pearl 70 Chnrrh to G"lIege tn 81 PAM
and to Main, where the nnra,ln was dis.
missed At three strokes Of the he'll
The streets along the line Of march
whom we're in hol dav attire and the pa.
rade as Il " hole formed a pleasing spec
tacle, Additional interest was lent to the
me by a the presence Oh senator Il ihlun,'s
ne r n0ncI,,.inn If tba r,re tbe
e az once renaired +, heir T0onIS ~ nrensre
for the afteruo0n]s contests,
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THE HOSE FACES
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t'e no'o - d "e'I 'S enc OT"pii"A
ST Paul street. and for this purpose that
thoroughfare between Mnin and College
streets was bounded by wires stretched
on posts to keep the crowd back. The
course was 100 feet, starting from near
Bank street aud terminating near the
and Of tho Hotel f}urIiuRfpf Ina
companies were 10 altaCh nose 10 the
Migrant ut thu cNfltf ui IlcIe and 81.
Paul streets, lazy $50 fter and attach pipe
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